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Bishop of Clifton

Bishop of Clifton

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The Bishop of Clifton is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Clifton in the Province of Birmingham, England.[1]

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The see is in the suburb of Clifton in the city of Bristol where the bishop's seat is located at the Cathedral Church of SS. Peter and Paul. The bishop of Clifton has jurisdiction over the counties of Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire and the city of Bristol.[1]

The current bishop is the Right Reverend Declan Ronan Lang, who was appointed the 9th Bishop of Clifton on 27 February 2001 and consecrated on 28 March 2001. Bishop Lang has taken for his motto Evangelii Nuntiandi meaning "Proclaim the Gospel". When asked why he had chosen this, he said, "It is the opening words from an Apostolic Exhortation of Paul Vl made on 8 December 1975, it is simply, one of the most important statements for the Church in this modern age."[2]

History

The Apostolic Vicariate of the Western District was created on 30 January 1688 and consisted of the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Somerset and Wiltshire, together with all of the principality of Wales.[3] In 1840, the Western District lost territory on the creation of the Welsh District.[4] On the restoration of the Catholic hierarchy in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX in 1850, the Western District was divided into the dioceses of Clifton and Plymouth.[5]

List of bishops of Clifton

For precussor offices, see Vicar Apostolic of the Western District (England).
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    "Diocese of Clifton". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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    "Questions, Answers: Nutiandi". Clifton Cathedral. Archived from the original on March 29, 2003. Retrieved 2007-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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    Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, p. 146.
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    Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, pp. 327 and 337.
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    Brady 1876, The Episcopal Succession, volume 3, pp. 405 and 335.
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    "Bishop William Hugh Joseph Clifford". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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    "Bishop William Robert Brownlow". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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    "Bishop George Ambrose Burton". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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    "Bishop William Lee". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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    "Bishop Joseph Edward Rudderham". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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    "Bishop Mervyn Alban Alexander". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
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    "Bishop Declan Ronan Lang". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 7 August 2011.

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